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Colonization Gave Maori Cause for Hope
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments So, in the opinions of Peeni Henare and Willie Jackson, two of the weaker minds in our ministry,
Middle NZ Is Going to Get Even More Pissy
Heather du Plessis-Allan makes a good point about how the Government seems to be all about liberal elites and nothing for middle New Zealand: Earlier this week, Labour’s polling guru made an astonishing admission on the radio. He didn’t think the government expected the blowback they’re
Another Hollow Promise Broken by the Hollow Girl
Nicky Hager wrote a book about the National Party called The Hollow Men. The whispers around town are that he is going to follow that up with a sequel but focused solely on Jacinda Ardern and her many lies and broken promises. The working title is “The Hollow Girl”. From
Who in Their Right Mind Would Fund the WHO?
While many of us felt the world wide response to Covid-19 was grossly exaggerated, we were probably willing to cut the authorities a reasonable amount of slack. Taking it too lightly was always going to be a hiding to nowhere if it all went bad. Just witness the garbage
Chinese Rally on January 6th to Stop American Communism and Joe Biden
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Actor-Comedian Jamie Kennedy Responds After Daily Beast Smear Article
The Joe Pags Show is a nationally syndicated talk radio show broadcast on stations all over the USA with an audience of around 5 million. Here in New Zealand you can listen on iHeart radio or as I prefer to do, view it on Twitch TV. The show is on
The Case of Joe Rogan: Vaccine Policy and Freedom of Speech
Finn Andreen mises.org Recently, Joe Rogan, one of the largest podcast hosts in the United States (10.6 million YouTube subscribers), expressed the following opinion about the vaccination of young adults: If you are 21 and ask me if you should get the vaccine, I would say “no”. If
Ardern’s Secret Agenda
Last week The BFD published an article by Dr Muriel Newman titled “Challenging the Agenda”. This bit particularly stuck out for me, and it is a quote from media commentator Karl du Fresne: “The guidelines covering applications for funding are explicitly politicised. Media operators are advised they must ‘actively promote
Labour’s Car Tax Will Unfairly Punish New Zealanders
The Government’s car tax will unfairly punish Kiwis who don’t have the option right now of switching to an electric vehicle, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. National supports introducing financial incentives for people to purchase EVs but does not agree with financially punishing those who can’
Taxing Tradies to Subsidise Teslas
David Seymour ACT Leader Labour is breaking its promise to not introduce new taxes by slapping new taxes on tradies, farmers and large families. The ‘feebate’ scheme ignores the fact that vehicles are already taxed and subsidised through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In September 2020, Grant Robertson said ‘we
Letter to the Editor: Where Is All the Extra Electricity Coming From?
Dear Editor With all of the talk about replacing vehicles that use fossil fuels with electric vehicles, there appears to be no real attempt to address where the additional electricity required to charge a greatly increased fleet of such vehicles will come from. Certainly not from renewable resources, as we
The Cracks Begin to Show
12th June 2021 In the last couple of days, I have mentioned the start of the scorched earth policy and the gradual development of the guerrilla action against the Junta. Well, the guerrilla action is beginning to have an effect. Unlike previous anti-government activity where the administrators, the military
Unions and Economists Shoot Mouths off at RSE Scheme
Byron Freeman Sure as night follows day, or New Zealand follows Australia, the unions here in New Zealand have decided to chirp up and meddle in what was once (and hopefully still is) a very successful programme. The adage “don’t fix something that isn’t broken” seems to fall
The Consequences of Chasing Lucrative Carbon Credits
It had to happen. The wokesters’ goal of carbon neutral by 2050 to save the planet is expected to adversely affect NZ food production when belching and farting stock reductions would be mandated by the government to ensure farmers comply. Now stock numbers are being reduced in Waitomo where farmland